NOTES: Blind individuals aged 65 or older are entitled to the highest payment category for which they qualify.

. . . = not applicable.

a. Payment level for a couple in which only one member is blind is $1,560.00.

b. Payment level for a couple in which only one member is blind is $1,295.33.

DEFINITIONS:

A: Living independently with cooking facilities

Includes recipients who:

Live in their own household and have cooking and food storage facilities or are provided with meals as part of the living arrangement,

Are patients in private medical facilities licensed by the state but not certified under Title XIX,

Are blind children under age 18 who live with parents, or

Are blind and live independently with or without cooking and food storage facilities.

B: Nonmedical out-of-home care (NMOHC)

Includes adult recipients who reside in a federal Code A living arrangement and who receive care and supervision while residing either in the home of a relative, legal guardian, or conservator or in a state-licensed NMOHC facility. Includes children who are:

Blind and residing in a state-licensed NMOHC facility,

Blind and residing in the home of a relative who is not his or her parent or legal guardian or conservator,

Disabled and residing in a state-licensed NMOHC facility,

Disabled and residing in the home of a legal guardian or conservator who is not his or her relative,

Disabled and residing in the home of a relative who is not his or her parent, or

Blind or disabled and residing in a "certified family home."

C: Living independently without cooking facilities (aged and disabled)

Includes aged or disabled recipients or couples who are not provided with meals and do not have access to adequate cooking and food storage facilities as part of their living arrangement.

D: Living in the household of another

Includes recipients residing in a federal Code B living arrangement who do not qualify for any other state arrangement.

E: Disabled minor in home of parent or relative by blood or marriage

Includes disabled children under age 18 who reside with a parent.

F: Nonmedical out-of-home care, living in the household of another

Includes recipients who meet the state criteria for nonmedical out-of-home care payments and are in a federal Code B living arrangement.

G: Disabled minor in the household of another

Includes disabled children under age 18 who reside with a parent but are in a federal Code B living arrangement.

J: Medicaid facility

Includes recipients who reside in a federal Code D living arrangement.

Number of recipients: See Table 2.

Table 2. Number of persons receiving optional state supplementation, January 2005

Living arrangement

State code

Total

Aged

Blind

Disabled

Adults

Children

All recipients

1,163,380

343,488

18,858

671,455

129,579

Living independently with cooking facilities

A

890,701

290,809

17,002

553,540

29,350

Nonmedical out-of-home care

B

58,149

5,906

547

45,138

6,558

Living independently without cooking facilities

C

37,602

3,687

0

33,516

399

Living in the household of another

D

71,174

38,585

1,085

28,773

2,731

Disabled minor in home of parent or relative by blood or marriage

E

85,731

0

0

0

85,731

Nonmedical out-of-home care, living in the household of another

F

1,841

435

26

1,215

165

Disabled minor in the household of another

G

2,593

0

0

0

2,593

Medicaid facility

J

15,589

4,066

198

9,273

2,052

State Assistance for Special Needs

Administration

Health and Human Services Agency, Department of Social Services.

Special Needs Circumstances

Maintenance for guide dog: Eligible recipients with guide, signal, or other service dogs receive $50 per month in state aid to pay for dog food and other costs associated with the dog's maintenance.

In-home supportive services: Supportive services (i.e., certain domestic and personal care services) are provided to eligible aged, blind, and disabled persons who cannot perform the services themselves and who cannot safely remain in their own home unless such services are provided.

Medicaid

Eligibility

Criteria:SSI program guidelines (Title XVI).

Determined by: Social Security Administration.

Medically Needy Program

State provides a program for the aged, blind, and disabled medically needy.